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July 22, 2005

charlie's calendar

To list your non-profit group or club's events, send the date, time, location and contact phone to P.O. Box 5426, Cleveland, Ohio 44101, or fax to 216631-1052, or e-mail to calendars @chronohio.com. Each week's calendar shows events in the upcoming week, plus selected later events. But it's never too early to send in a calendar item; listings for months into the future are posted on our web site, www.gaypeoples chronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.

To Saturday, August 6

Tales of the Lost Formicans, anthropological play dealing with humans as the strange aliens they are, by queer playwright Constance Congdon, directed by Clyde Simon, presented by Convergence-Continuum, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, $12, $9 students and seniors, the Liminis, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland, 216-687-0074, www.convergence-continuum.org.

To Sunday, August 14

Aida, musical by Elton John and Tim Rice, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm, $26, $23 seniors, $15 students, Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland), 216521-2540, www.beckcenter.org.

Friday, July 22

Summer Restaurant Tour: Star, mention the tour and 50% of the bill is donated to the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 1515 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, 216-621-8777.

Taste the Elegance, party for those 25 and older, no gym shoes allowed, hors d'ouevres, door prizes, presented by Old Teja, $10 before midnight, 9 pm, Club 727, 727 Bolivar Rd., Cleveland, 216-256-7133, 216-861-5787.

Friday to Sunday, July 22 to 24

Miss Gay Ohio America Pageant, with Miss Gay America 2005 Raquel Chevallier and MC Denise Russell, Axis Nightclub, 775 North High St, Columbus, 330-453-1055.

Saturday, July 23

Patio Flea Market and Bazaar to benefit the AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland, door donation or non-perishable food item, 11 am to 4 pm, grill open noon to 3 pm, vendor set-up at 10:30 am, Leather Stallion Saloon, 2205 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland; 216-589-8588, www.leatherstallion.com.

Member Appreciation Picnic, presented by the Network, a Cleveland area professional and social networking organization for lesbians, 11 am, free for Network members, $15 non-members, join before or at the picnic and the remainder of yearly membership is just $18 and picnic is free, RSVP required by July 18 to 440-962-3662 or info@clevelandwomensnetwork.org.

Bi Caffeine Attack, quarterly social outing presented by the Cleveland Bisexual Network, 4 pm, Truffles, West 112th and Clifton, Cleveland, 216291-8320, http://clevebinet.bravepages.com. Blue State Picnic, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, kidfriendly backyard picnic, $15 adults, $5 kids 12 and under, 5 pm, limited to 15 guests, RSVP 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

John Simpson's Cabaret III Show, fundraiser for the Paul Lee Delph Memorial Scholarship Fund, 7 pm and 9:30 pm, $20, Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mt. Adams Circle, Cincinnati, 513-829-1966.

Gravy Train in concert, queer rap-punk quartet, with the Plus Ones and Neck & King, 10 pm, $8, the Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts. Blvd, Cleveland Heights, 216-321-5588, www.grogshop.gs, www.gimmegravytrain.com.

Sunday, July 24

Hair Affair, event sponsored by Cincinnati magazine and Redken to benefit Caracole, Inc., 6:30 pm, $30 general admission, $50 VIP, admission includes food, goody bag of hair care samples and a year's subscription to the magazine, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, 35 West Fifth Street, Cincinnati, 513-562-2777, cohmer@cintimag.emmis.com.

Monday, July 25

Home at the End of the World, novel by Michael Cunningham, to be discussed at the 10% Book Club, 8 pm, Cleveland LesbianGay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Wednesday, July 27

Restaurant Tour: Inn on Coventry, mention the summer restaurant tour and 50% of the bill is donated to the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd, Cleveland Heights, 216-371-1811.

Understanding Gay and Lesbian Domestic Violence Community Outreach Programs, with featured speaker Laura Hosto of the Howard Brown Health Center in Chicago, $15 requested donation benefits BRAVO and Stonewall Columbus, 3 pm, cocktail reception 5 pm, Two Miranova Place, Columbus, bravodvp@ earthlink.net, info@outiefoundation.org, 614294-7867.

Thursday, July 28

Let's Talk About It: Intimate Partner Violence in the Queer Community, with presenters Kristin Shrimplin of the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council and Gary Heath of the Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization, 6 pm, McKie Community Center, 1655 Chase Ave, Cincinnati, 513-361-2144.

Friday, July 29

Lights, Camera, Action Mini-Ball, presented by the Beyond Identities Community Center Youth Advisory Council, music by DJ Robbie Rob, trophies in 15 "walking" categories, 9 pm, Cleveland Lodge Number 8, 2249 Payne Ave, Cleveland, 216-361-2428.

Friday and Saturday, July 29 and 30 Signs of Pride, eighth annual Fort Wayne Pride, featuring Pepper Mashay, BlackSwamp, Lawn Chair Rodeo, Reflex, Jay Heare, Left Lane Cruiser, Summit City Singers, Black Damp, Between the Rooms, Branden Blaettner and Friends, Fort Wayne's Finest Illusionists and Caleb Jehl, Headwaters Park East, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 260-602-6860, www.ftwaynepride.org.

Saturday, July 30

Eternal Joy MCC Picnic, featuring "Pie the Pastor," 2 pm, Ernst Park, 1030 East David Road, Kettering (Dayton), 937-254-2087. "I'm Coming Out" Motown Party, part of the Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center's TaDa Dinner Series, food, drink and entertainment with a Motown theme, $40, 3 pm, limited to 50 guests, RSVP 216-651-5428, www.lgcsc.org.

Sunday, July 31

Detroit Shock Trip, voyage leaving from Cleveland to watch a Detroit Shock WNBA game, leaves 8 am, returns immediately following the game, $65, pick up outside Union Station, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, pickups in Youngstown, Warren and Akron also available, 216-751-2345, 800-622-2896, www.forwardexcursions.com.

Towpath Bike Ride to Peninsula, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, 216556-8209, http://clevelandoutandabout.org.

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